Not much to say today, so I won’t publicize this, probably. Thoughts today are on reading versus watching. I can be a curmudgeon and am often guilty of what I criticize about society. But I think it’s undeniable that people aren’t reading as much in the past few decades because there is so much electronic entertainment.
Don’t get me wrong. I love movies and some TV shows. They can be just as engaging and intelligent as the written word. But reading seems to require more brainwork than movies and TV, and, to be honest, is less likely to slip into pornography. Frustrated writers will blame the trend toward electronic entertainment/news for their troubles. Maybe.
My first month of sales are okay. I never expected to make a mint of this. My publisher says I should wait for the coronavirus to abate before pitching readings and book signings to local–and possibly metropolitan–bookstores. Have a good weekend.